The 2002 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wayne Allard won re-election to a second term. This is also the last time the sitting US Senator of this seat won reelection and the last election that either party held this seat for two consecutive terms.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Tom Strickland, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 110,309 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 110,309 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Wayne Allard, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1996
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 190,250 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 190,250 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Wayne Allard (R), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in the 1996 Senate election
- Tom Strickland, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Debates
edit- Complete video of debate, September 7, 2002
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Wayne Allard (R) |
Tom Strickland (D) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[4] | October 31 – November 2, 2002 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 50% | 46% | 4% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 717,899 | 50.70% | −0.71% | |
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 648,130 | 45.77% | +0.03% | |
| Constitution | Douglas Campbell | 21,547 | 1.52% | n/a | |
| Libertarian | Rick Stanley | 20,776 | 1.47% | n/a | |
| Independent | John Heckman | 7,140 | 0.50% | n/a | |
| Write-in | 596 | 0.04% | n/a | ||
| Majority | 69,763 | 4.93% | −0.74% | ||
| Turnout | 1,416,082 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
edit- Routt (Largest city: Steamboat Springs)
- Clear Creek (largest city: Idaho Springs)
- La Plata (largest municipality: Durango)
- Saguache (largest city: Center)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ SurveyUSA
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".